An Interview with Prof. John Rush, Pt. 5 – “Entheogens and the Development of Culture” – #171

Summary: This episode is an interview with Dr. John A. Rush, Ph.D, titled “Entheogens and the Development of Culture” and is being released on Friday, August 16, 2013. This interview with John was recorded on Friday, Aug 09, 2013. Dr. John Rush is back for his 5th time to discuss his new book – that I’m also in – Entheogens and the Development of Culture. In this episode we discuss his new book and the history of using psychedelics for social control. John A. Rush, Ph.D., is Professor of Anthropology at Sierra College, Rocklin, California, teaching Physical Anthropology and Magic, Witchcraft, Myth, and Religion. Rush is also a retired Clinical Anthropologist and Medical Hypnotherapist in private practice from 1972 to 2008. Rush’s publications include Witchcraft and Sorcery: An Anthropological Perspective of the Occult (1974), The Way We Communicate (1976), Clinical Anthropology: An Application of Anthropological Concepts within Clinical Settings (1996), Stress and Emotional Health: Applications of Clinical Anthropology (1999), Spiritual Tattoo: A Cultural History of Tattooing, Piercing, Scarification, Branding, and Implants (2005), The Twelve Gates: A Spiritual Passage through the Egyptian Book of the Dead (2007), Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World (2008), The Mushroom in Christian Art (2011), and his newest book is titled Entheogens and the Development of Culture published in August 2013. www.clinicalanthropology.com Video version: Audio only: